Greater Lafayette groups preparing Thanksgiving dinner services

4:11 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

Written by

Justin L. Mack
jmack@jconline.com

On Saturday morning, staff and volunteers at the Hanna Community Center will get an early start on Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie and all of the other favorites will be whipped up in bulk in the Hanna Center kitchen as organizers look to continue a tradition of feeding the public that dates back nearly three decades.

"We've got 15 turkeys, and each year we serve about 300 people," said Heather Maddox, the center's interim director. "We definitely want to carry on the tradition, and the reason it was done is because there are so many people who don't have the means to have a ...